Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert goes up to dunk the ball against the Phoenix Suns inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Thursday, January 30, 2014, in Indianapolis.

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Roy Hibbert's selection as an NBA Eastern Conference All-Star on Thursday night was almost lost amid all the hullabaloo about teammate Lance Stephenson not making the list of reserves.

It still made for something of a historic day for the Indiana Pacers, though. Hibbert's selection, along with the previous announcement that Paul George would start, gave the Pacers two All-Stars in the same season. That had not happened since 2004, when Jermaine O'Neal and Ron Artest were selected.

"It's always good to have the coaches acknowledge your work," said Hibbert, who also was an All-Star in 2012. ...